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Howard, Carr fuel racism The combined efforts of John Howard, Bob Carr and the media to create a xenophobic atmosphere surrounding Muslims and all things Islamic has begun to bear its bitter and poisonous fruit. On August 22, a pregnant woman was
BY SUE BULL MELBOURNE — The struggle between militant Victorian Australian Manufacturing Workers Union officials and the AMWU national office took a dramatic turn on September 2. By noon of that day, the elected state secretary of the
BY NORMAN BREWER SYDNEY — Reconciliation and peaceful dialogue among West Papuans was the theme of the workshop of the West Papua Project, held at Sydney University on September 2-3. The WPP is based at the Centre for Peace and Conflict
BY NORM DIXON In the week before the first anniversary of the devastating September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, TV networks aired a seemingly never-ending string of “special events” featuring “exclusive” or
BY IGGY KIM On September 5, Sri Lanka's government lifted its four-year ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). This followed a clash over the issue between the United National Front (UNF) government and President Chandrika
[The following is a slightly abridged version of a statement issued in Johannesburg on September 4 by the Social Movements Indaba.] The World Summit on Sustainable Development, held in the super-rich suburb of Sandton, Johannesburg, has failed. The
BY SARAH STEPHEN On February 20, a Senate committee began investigating what the government knew about false allegations that asylum seekers threw their children overboard. In March, retired diplomat Tony Kevin alleged that Australian navy
BY ALISON DELLIT On August 27, the Bega valley shire unanimously voted to support the work of Rural Australians for Refugees, support in principle an RAR proposal for "Welcome Towns" to host asylum seekers and to encourage the government to reduce
In these awful times, as we struggle to understand what is happening to our world, we must keep in mind the events of the recent past. At dawn on September 11, he received his orders.While others would attack the citadels of commerce and defenceTo
Pinochet's coup remembered ADELAIDE — The Socialist Alliance hosted a public meeting on September 4 to mark the US-backed military coup that overthrew the elected left-wing government of President Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973.
BY VANNESSA HEARMAN MELBOURNE — Nine young East Timorese community radio workers arrived here on August 31 as part of a month-long training program hosted by 3CR community radio. Coming from six Timorese radio stations, they will be
BY MARCE CAMERON BRISBANE — On the evening of September 5, Prime Minister John Howard visited the University of Queensland to give a talk about leadership qualities in today's world. However, he was met by 350 angry students who were